Places Edited by Lex Berko

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.